A Turkish judge has ruled that the teenager accused of the murder of two Northern Ireland women in Turkey last year will have to have a bone marrow test to find out how old he is.
Recep Cetin claims he is 17, but lawyers representing the families of Marion Graham and Kathy Dinsmore from Newry and Warrenpoint in County Down, believe he is older.
If he is over 18, Cetin will be tried in an adult court rather than juvenile court, which means he would face a much tougher sentence if convicted.
Cetin is accused of murdering Ms Graham and Ms. Dinsmore, both in their fifties, after being refused permission to marry Graham's 15-year-old daughter, Shannon.
The suspect is alleged to have taken Dinsmore and Graham to a secluded wooded area and murdered them there. The friends were on holiday in Kusadasi, about 100 kilomters from Izmir.
And in a further development, Cetin's father has also been arrested and was taken into custody last Thursday night to be questioned about the murders.
Baris Kaska, who is the lawyer representing the victims' families, said: "they did the murder together in my opinion," referring to Mr. Cetin and his father.
"I asked the prosecutors in the adult court on Thursday to arrest him because this crime was committed together, jointly, not solely, by Recep Cetin, so it is very big news."
